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Dmitry V. Paramonov, Mohamed S. El-Genk
Nuclear Technology | Volume 108 | Number 2 | November 1994 | Pages 157-170
Technical Paper | Fission Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT94-A35027
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An integrated model of the TOPAZ-II space nuclear reactor system is developed and compared with measurements from the TOPAZ-II, V-71 unit tests. For a given reactor thermal power, the model calculates the coolant flow rate, temperature, and pressure throughout the system; load electric power; and overall system efficiency. Model predictions showed good agreement with the experimental data. The calculated coolant temperatures and pressure are within 15 K (<2%) and 12% of the measurements, respectively. Analysis showed that at the nominal operating thermal power of the system (115 kW), the NaK coolant is highly subcooled. The largest subcooling of 365 K occurs at the exit of the electromagnetic pump, where coolant pressure is highest, and the lowest subcooling of 275 K occurs at the exit of the reactor core, where coolant temperature is highest.